An out-of-school experience program for grade 11 students of Le Hong Phong High School, Hai Phong City in Nghe An province - Photo: Le Hong Phong High School
Facing mixed opinions about the organization of experiential activities of Le Hong Phong High School scheduled to be held in mid-March 3, the Department of Education and Training of Hai Phong City recently commented on this content.
Stop out-of-school experiences if parents do not agree
According to Hai Phong education department, experiential activities for 12th grade students in the 2023-2024 school year are part of the general education program, with the content of educational activities outside of class time and taught by homeroom teachers.
In addition, the school has a group activity period to organize the entire grade to participate and the schools use that lesson to organize collective activities and experiences.
When applying, if parents and students agree and coordinate, they will organize experiential activities outside of school, otherwise, they will be organized in school.
According to the Hai Phong Department of Education and Training, this unit only agrees to allow schools to organize experiential activities outside of school when ensuring the consent and coordination of students' parents, with funding contributions. suitable for the people.
Although Le Hong Phong High School has implemented a policy of organizing an experience program and has separate plans for students with or without conditions to participate, there is public opinion about the issue of funding contributions.
The opinion of the Department of Education and Training of Hai Phong is that it is necessary to continue asking for opinions from parents. If they still do not receive consensus, they should report stopping the planned experience activities and changing the form of experience in school. .
Parents worry about their children feeling sorry for themselves if they don't let them experience it
Previously, on social networks there appeared content sharing "feelings" when the homeroom teacher of a class at Le Hong Phong High School announced that the amount of money to pay for the experience activity was 2,83 million VND.
The article said that in the difficult economic year, the school organized a lot of extracurricular activities. At the beginning of the year, it also organized a trip to Ha Long for 2 days and 1 night with an amount of more than 2 million VND.
After the article was shared, it received many mixed opinions, but most of the opinions still believe that if children cannot participate, they will easily feel sorry for themselves with their friends.
Some parents also pointed out unreasonable points about out-of-school experience activities taking place in mid-March 3, this is the time when grade 2024 students must focus on studying for graduation exams and put effort into perfecting the conditions. for university admission.
The school's organization of long-term field trips causes children to miss school and have to miss many other extra classes, affecting the acquisition of knowledge.
Along with that, the cost each child must pay for the trip is 2,83 million VND, which is a high amount compared to the income of economically difficult households.
“I had to consider forever because if I didn't let my child go, I was afraid he would feel sorry for himself and think negatively. But when I give it away, I wonder if experiential learning will help my child gain any knowledge, or if this is just a tour" - a parent shared.
Content expressing feelings on social networks along with images of the teacher's announcement about paying 2,83 million VND for students to experience - Photo: T. THANG captured
In response to comments about the school's experiential activities, Mr. Dinh Hong Tiep - principal of Le Hong Phong High School - affirmed that the school organizes extracurricular activities for students in Ha Long and each child contributes more than 2 million VND is not correct.
According to Mr. Tiep, the school has reported and received approval from the Hai Phong Department of Education and Training with the proposal to organize experiential activities for the school's 12th grade students.
The "historical" experience journey for grade 12 students is expected to be held for 3 days and 2 nights (from March 13 to 15, 3) in Nghe An, Ha Tinh, Quang Binh, Quang Tri provinces. , with a budget of 2024 million VND for each student to serve meals and breaks throughout the journey.
The coordinating unit to implement this program is VECTOR STEAM Education and Experience Center (Nguyen Kim Education Company), located in Kien Thuy district. Through the school's survey of parents, 423/480 students registered to participate.
Also according to Mr. Tiep, for grade 11, the school has organized for students to go to Hoa Binh province in mid-January 1 for 2024 days and 2 night, each participating student must pay 1 million VND. For grade 1,89, the school also plans to give students experience and career guidance.
